Loved reading this. I would have left abe's oddysee clear off the list, and that has to be one of the best games of its generation. Interesting mechanics, a heavy story but a light playful attitude. Brilliant game.
I feel in love with Vampire the masquerade bloodlines the first time I played it. A clever story, with fun use of the aforementioned bloodlines to give subtley different play throughs. Also, the ghost level terrifies me to this day. Very well written dialogue.
I came to gaming quite late. I was in my mid teens. My father had a few consoles I and my sister were not allowed to play. So I never got to enjoy most of the silly little games many grew up with.
Another early favorite was new neverwinter nights. The original campaign and first expansion are less than great games, but by the time I got there the community already had a huge selection of player made games. I loved it. So much community creativity. I'm sure you can identify
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following that was the first game with a sound track that I bought - jade empire. Not strictly childhood but I read all discovering video games at the time. The music makes that game. It really does. If you ever doubted the effect sound had on a game, pay jade empire.
Baldur's gate 2 (I played it before 1). Party banter. 'Nough said.
Cronotrigger gets an honorable mention. I was 23 when I first played it. But it was the first earlier generation game I really loved. Frog brings the feels.
I lost many hours playing worms with friends. Humor and creativity in a tiny hot seat friendly package.
I also used to go round a friends house to play 'exile' by spiderweb software. Later re released as Avernum , which I bought on CD
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I also love the Sims. No judging.
